Nord de Angola 1961-1963

[peter monahan]

Hello

I have come across one of these medals to a Portugese soldier, wounded in action apparently.  His grandson, my contact, is interested in findign out what he can about the medal - award criteria, numberes issued, etc - and the campaign(s) for which it was awarded.

 

Any help would be much appreciated.

 

Peter

[Marcon1]

 

THE PORTUGUESE ARMED FORCES CAMPAIGNS COMMEMORATIVE MEDAL

Created in November, 30, 1916, by decree nr. 2870, together with the War Cross, this medal commemorated the campaigns of the armed forces outside metropolitan Portugal, mainly due to the context of the Portuguese participation in World War I.

As indicated in Article 6 of the specific regulations to this medal, published January 18, 1917, the Campaign medal was also directly linked to the Queen D. Amélia medal, which, since 1902, worked as a general service medal. All campaign bars approved for the latter could be used in the former.

The CAMPAIGNS COMMEMORATIVE MEDAL awards “the military who have served in campaign situation” (Art. 46, Regulation 2002).

 

 

 

 

DESIGN
 

OBVERSE: National emblem, encircled with the legend «CAMPANHAS E COMISSÕES ESPECIAIS DAS FORÇAS ARMADAS PORTUGUESAS» (Campaigns and Special Commissions of the Portuguese Armed Forces), in uppercase elzevir font, encircled in turn by a laurel wreath; on top, a mural crown with 5 towers;

REVERSE: disc with, on the upper part, a National Banner; imposed on it, the figures of a soldier of the Army, to the right, a soldier of the Air Force, in the middle, and a sailor of the Navy, to the left, standing on a pedestal; encircling, the legend «ESTE REINO É OBRA DE SOLDADOS» (This Kingdom is the Work of Soldiers”), in uppercase elzevir font; on top, the same crown mural, as on the obverse.
 

The models from 1917 till today

CLASPS APPROVED FOR THIS MEDAL

I World War and Colonial campaigns
(South Angola) Sul de Angola, 1914 A 1915 (Decreto n.º 2941, 18/1/1917)
Moçambique, 1897-1898 (Decreto n.º 2965, 1/2/1917)
Timor, 1912-1913 (Decreto n.º ..., 23/9/1918)
Moçambique, 1914 A 1918 (Decreto n.º 5060, 30/11/1918)
(At Sea) No Mar, 1916-1917-1918 (Decreto n.º 5086, 3/1/1919)
França, 1917-1918 (Decreto n.º 5400, 12/4/1919)
Lunda, 1911 (Decreto n.º ..., 14/5/1919)
Congo, 1914-1915 (Decreto n.º ..., 14/5/1919)
(Maritime Defence) Defesa Marítima, 1914-1918 (Decreto n.º 5799, 28/5/1919)
(At Sea) No Mar, 1916-1917-1918 (Decreto n.º 5983, 31/7/1919) + Defesa Marítima, 1914-1918
(Mozambique District Occupation) Ocupação do Distrito de Moçambique, 1906-1913 (Decreto n.º 6546, 8/4/1920)
Cuanza-Sul, 1917-1918 (Decreto n.º ..., 30/4/1920)
Além-Cunene, 1904 (Decreto n.º 6731, 8/7/1920)
Cuanhama, 1915 (Decreto n.º 7433, 25/6/1920)
Satary, 1912 (Decreto n.º 7434, 18/7/1920)
(Maritime Defence) C.E.L., Defesa Marítima, 1916-1918 (Decreto n.º 1123, 4/3/1921) + Funchal, Defesa Marítima, 1916-1918 + Ponta Delgada, Defesa Marítina, 1916-1918
Bissau 1915 (Decreto n.º ..., 10/9/1920)
Cabo Verde 1917-1918 (Decreto n.º 8613, 3/2/1923)
Dembos 1918-1919 (Decreto n.º 8791, 1/5/1923)
Lunda 1922-1923 (Decreto n.º ..., 12/7/1924)
Lunda 1920 (Decreto n.º 10442, 31/12/1924)
Congo 1918 (Decreto n.º 15026, 13/1/1928)

2nd half of the XX century
(North Angola) Norte de Angola (anos civis desde 15/3/1961) (Decreto n.º 19683, 4/2/1963)
Guiné (anos civis desde 1/3/1963) (Decreto n.º 20564, 7/5/1964)
Moçambique (anos civis desde 1/8/1965) (Decreto n.º 21941, 6/4/1966)
Angola (anos civis desde 23/12/1966) (Decreto n.º 22838, 21/8/1967) (extinguishes "Norte de Angola")
Afeganistão 2008

Kosovo 2012-2013